The report details the voting records of members of Congress on seven pieces of major legislation: the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2011, and 2011 trade agreements with Korea, Panama and Colombia.

The report details the total FIRE sector contributions to each member of Congress and assigns a loyalty rate based upon how votes match the FIRE sector's positions.

Sen. Orrin Hatch received $3,071,777 and won a loyalty rating of 100 percent; Sen. Mike Lee received $30,350 and received 100 percent; Rep. Jason Chaffetz received $218,400 and scored 100 percent.

Three sold out democracy; two did not do so entirely. Can democracy in America survive when it is so readily up for sale?

Virginia Lee

Salt Lake City

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